geopolitics
10 articles tagged geopolitics.
WorldThe Age of the Sovereign Fund
State-owned investment funds have become quiet giants of global finance, and few outsiders understand how they think
By Priya Chen · Jul 1
WorldThe Quiet Comeback of Staying Out of It
A growing bloc of middle powers is refusing to choose sides, and finding unexpected leverage in the ambiguity
By Diego Arroyo · Jun 30
WorldWater Is Becoming the Language of Diplomacy
As rivers cross borders and aquifers fall, the management of water is quietly rewriting the terms of how neighbours bargain
By Priya Chen · Jun 30
WorldThe Arctic Is Opening and No One Agrees Who Owns It
Melting ice is unlocking routes and resources while the legal map of the far north remains stubbornly unfinished
By Diego Arroyo · Jun 29
PoliticsThe City-State Is Quietly Becoming a Geopolitical Actor Again
Dense, wealthy urban hubs are increasingly striking their own deals on trade, talent, and climate, acting with an autonomy that used to belong only to states
By Priya Chen · Jun 28
PoliticsThe Quiet Logic Behind the Gulf's Diplomatic Hedging
Talking to everyone at once is not indecision. It is a strategy with a long history and a clear payoff.
By Sara Qureshi · Jun 10
WorldThe Southeast Asian Rail Corridor Financing Just Quietly Restructured
A financing restructuring across a regional rail corridor was announced as routine. The instrument structure tells a different story about who will, in practice, hold the project risk.
By Rafael Mendez · Jun 4
WorldAndean Mining Permitting Just Quietly Got More Predictable. The Implications Are Larger Than Headlines Suggest.
A permitting reform in the Andean mining region has shifted the actual operating-time variance of new project approvals in ways the political coverage has not yet captured.
By Rafael Mendez · Jun 4
WorldEurope's Energy Storage Procurement Just Quietly Stopped Being a Pilot Program
A procurement cycle that closed last month was framed as another iteration on the previous template. The terms tell a different story.
By Rafael Mendez · Jun 3
WorldThe Indian Ocean Naval Coordination Cadence That Has Quietly Become Routine
A coordination pattern across multiple navies in the region has firmed up from an ad-hoc exercise into a standing operational habit. The shift is more consequential than any single exercise.
By Rafael Mendez · Jun 3